@Gargron

yup, the #USA fucking sucks

that dampers enthusiasm for #Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII

i say:

be happy for #JeremyHansen, first Canadian in deep #space

and his mission patch was designed by #Anishaabe artist #HenryGuimond, referencing the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers

"Hansen asked Guimond to design a personal patch for his flight suit after participating in a vision quest at Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-indigenous-artist-artemis-ii-patch-9.7148013

#Canada #Indigenous

@Gargron

' #NASA astronaut #VictorGlover, recently named as the pilot of the #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #Artemis mission around the Moon, listens to #GilScottHeron's poem "Whitey on the Moon" twice a week on the way to work'

https://web.archive.org/web/20260330105128/https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/nasa-astronaut-victor-glover-whitey-on-the-moon

A rat done bit my sister Nell
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill
(but Whitey's on the Moon)
Ten years from now I'll be paying still
(while Whitey's on the Moon)

#BlackMastodon

@benroyce @Gargron In 1969 and again in 2026, Science News editors also made the connections between accomplishments in space and failures on Earth:

"It is impossible to minimize the astronauts’ accomplishment. But the verdict of #history may well be that, while the world erupted, we ignored the real challenge and chased a rocket trail to the #moon."

#war #Artemis #poverty
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ed-note-april-2026